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On Sunday, April 3 and 10, the San Diego Model Railroad Museum will hold the first-ever Easter Eggspress & Storytime from 9 – 11 a.m. This ticketed before-hours event will immerse children with an egg quest around the museum, special trains running in our Toy Train Gallery, arts & crafts, and storytime. After guests have finished their search for eggs and eaten some candy, they will enjoy a day of museum admission. Tickets are available at https://www.sdmrm.org/easter. Children ages 2 and up - $20.00 Ticket includes: An immersive quest for eggs that involves finding hidden details and answering questions about trains. Storytime from 10:30 - 11 Crafty opportunity to make Easter decorations Goodie bags including MORE eggs! Special early morning hours and all-day museum access Children must be accompanied by an adult Adults - $13.50 (the regular price of all-day museum admission!) Infants under 2 years old - FREE Reservation required, even though the ticket is free. Free Infant ticket does NOT include goodie bags, crafts, and other giveaways. Visit San Diego Model Railroad Museum on Facebook + Instagram

The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes held a team selection camp Oct. 27-30 at the Salt Creek Community Park Soccer Arena in Chula Vista.

Most MTS bus routes are not operated by the transit agency itself, but by private companies contracted by MTS.

On Saturday, December 2, 2023, as the visiting Gaden Shartse Monks complete their week of sand mandala building and Tibetan blessing rituals at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas with a theme of loving kindness, friendship, compassion, and world peace, Cardiff author and filmmaker Sharon Janis will offer a “Mandala Sanctuary Celebration of Divine Music, Peace, and Generosity,” event at 6 p.m., during which she will present her one-hour documentary film, “Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage Who Walked Her Talk,” with a short discussion about “Peace Pilgrim’s Timeless Wisdom in Today’s World.” This FREE program will include Kirtan chanting and other devotional singing by Sharon, who is also known by the Sanskrit name “Kumuda,” and will end with the monks’ Tibetan Buddhist Blessing with their traditional instruments.

Around 250 young playwrights wrote and submitted work as part of the annual contest, Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence. Six were chosen as finalists and had their work performed.

California state lawmakers drafted Proposition 1 to protect abortion rights under the state constitution, but there is a debate on whether it will actually expand abortion rights. In other news, San Diego's city and county governments held a joint meeting Monday on affordable housing. Plus, after two decades of waiting, the San Diego Zoo welcomed 41 tiny Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchlings.

In a new solo exhibition, a San Diego artist envisions a portal that allows people to cross the border at will — exploring immigration and what it means to feel safe and sheltered.

626 Night Market is finally coming to San Diego! Bringing the epic flavors of our giant flagship food festivals in a MINI version to Downtown San Diego. Featuring three dozen of our most popular, local, small business food pop-ups (curated by the 626 Night Market team), merchandise/craft vendors, a full bar, and live music. As a thank you to SD for supporting our LA/OC events for 10 years, we designed these Mini markets to be free-to-attend! They will occur November 12 & 13 and November 26 - December 18 (Saturdays and Sundays only). Hours are 1p.m. to 10 p.m. each night. Mark your calendars and get ready to munch! Limited tickets available, please register for free tickets. Entry will be determined by available capacity at the time of entry. Tickets do not guarantee entry at any time. Thank you for your patience. VIP tickets also available including express entry and free drink. For more information or vendor inquiries, please visit 626nightmarket.com.

Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), Richard Roundtree, Norman Lear and more.

The exhibit features works reflecting the violence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.